The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04
FACTS WORTH


Valuable sugsestions Concerning the w.
terlng and Feeding Of lsorses-
The watering and feeding Of animals
Is important from a fygienic stand
point. II Is especially 50 where horses
nrc concerned, since the care Of these
animals Is more artificial than that %
any other farm stock. One of the cast
iron rules with stablcmcn Is TO water
twice a day. The rule will not work
especial harm II applied 70 horses Of
everyday work, which leave the stable
in the morning and return at night.
Water. Of course. is supposed 70 DO
given Ut intervals through the day. and
especially at the MONDAY meal. Tho
time Of watering is important. Water
should be given before and never after
feeding. SO far Is full drafts are con-
ccrned.
When a thirsty horse is given what
water he will drink Immediately after
feeding much Of the food Is carried un-
digested far into the bowels. causing
many disorders. as collie. for instance.
II the horse Is watered before being
fed. the water passes out Of tho
stomach. ID taken up BY the absorb
ents. and distributed throughout the
system just where il is needed. III the
horse seems thirsty after eating two or
three quarts Of water may be given and
will do no harm.
The disposition of the horse rs to
eating should be looked to. II inclined
Il bolt his food without proper chew
ing his teeth should be examined, and
unsound teeth, II any. should be re-
moved. and perhaps ground feed and
chopped hay substituted for whole
grain. This also should be the rule
with greedy horses that bolt their food
without grinding. II. however. a horse
eats rather slowly and properly grinds
his food 1t Is better than the grain and
hay be fed in the natural state.
liza horse is to do hard work during
the day ground food is preferable for
the morning meal. 1t is digcstcd more
rapidly than when the grain is fed
whole. Another mistake too often
made is to rush a horse into exhaustive
work as soon rs he has swallowed his
meal, Nothing could be more de-
structive Il health. AT least an hour
should intervene after feeding before a
horse is driven hard or pulled exhaust
lively.
The giving Of water is not less i'm.
portant than feeding. During a Jour-
ney, and especially in hot weather, the
team should be allowed 10 drink at
every opportunity If they will. But at
no time should they be allowed to ill
themselves with water. -Four quarts
Is enough at any time, unless a long
distance has been driven Then four
quarts is enough for the first draft
AT the end Of twenty minutes each
horse should be allowed = pailful II he
will drink it. Generally he will not do
so. but IL allowed he may take two or
three pailfuls at the first draft, and al
ways TO his damage.
The stomach Of a horse will contain
only from twelve TO sixteen quarts. A
pailful Of water will fill the stomach of
the ordinary horse. The water drank
does not remain in the stomach. 1t
passes into the large intestine (cmcnm)
and thence to the bowels, being taken
up along the passage by the absorbcnts.
If large quantities Of water are given
the horse swcats or stalcs ~profuscly,
and the system is depleted. The hints
here given, IL carefully considered
and acted on, win save many veterinary
fees, and in sparsely settled districts
will saw much unnecessary disability.
and even the death Of this the most
valuable servant Of man. Collie. in
digestion and other complications
arising from improper watering and
feeding kill more horses than all other
causes combined Chicago Tribune